Features

JEPS are grouped according to the area and component taxonomyused in theJEP Process. On this page a JEPnumber links directly to the cited JEP document, while a JEP titlelinks to the corresponding short summary below.

--/--	126	Lambda Expressions & Virtual ExtensionMethods
	138	Autoconf-Based Build System
	160	Lambda-Form Representation for MethodHandles
	161	Compact Profiles
	162	Prepare for Modularization
	164	Leverage CPU Instructions for AESCryptography
	174	Nashorn JavaScript Engine
	176	Mechanical Checking of Caller-SensitiveMethods
	179	Document JDK API Support and Stability
vm/--	142	Reduce Cache Contention on SpecifiedFields
vm/gc	122	Remove the Permanent Generation
	173	Retire Some Rarely-Used GC Combinations
vm/rt	136	Enhanced Verification Errors
	147	Reduce Class Metadata Footprint
	148	Small VM
	171	Fence Intrinsics
core/--	153	Launch JavaFX Applications
core/lang	101	Generalized Target-Type Inference
	104	Annotations on Java Types
	105	DocTree API
	106	Add Javadoc to javax.tools
	117	Remove the Annotation-Processing Tool(apt)
	118	Access to Parameter Names at Runtime
	120	Repeating Annotations
	139	Enhance javac to Improve Build Speed
	172	DocLint
core/libs	103	Parallel Array Sorting
	107	Bulk Data Operations for Collections
	109	Enhance Core Libraries with Lambda
	112	Charset Implementation Improvements
	119	javax.lang.model Implementation Backed by CoreReflection
	135	Base64 Encoding & Decoding
	149	Reduce Core-Library Memory Usage
	150	Date & Time API
	155	Concurrency Updates
	170	JDBC 4.2
	177	Optimize java.text.DecimalFormat.format
	178	Statically-Linked JNI Libraries
	180	Handle Frequent HashMap Collisions with BalancedTrees
core/i18n	127	Improve Locale Data Packaging and Adopt UnicodeCLDR Data
	128	BCP 47 Locale Matching
	133	Unicode 6.2
core/net	184	HTTP URL Permissions
core/sec	113	MS-SFU Kerberos 5 Extensions
	114	TLS Server Name Indication (SNI)Extension
	115	AEAD CipherSuites
	121	Stronger Algorithms for Password-BasedEncryption
	123	Configurable Secure Random-NumberGeneration
	124	Enhance the Certificate Revocation-CheckingAPI
	129	NSA Suite B Cryptographic Algorithms
	130	SHA-224 Message Digests
	131	PKCS#11 Crypto Provider for 64-bitWindows
	140	Limited doPrivileged
	166	Overhaul JKS-JCEKS-PKCS12 Keystores
web/jaxp	185	Restrict Fetching of External XMLResources

A summary of the changes to this list over time is available atthebottom of this page.

Change history

2012/9/11

• 103 Parallel Array Sorting — TargetedtoM5
• 127 Improve Locale Data Packaging —Targeted toM5
• 150 JSR 310: Date and Time API —Targeted toM6

2012/11/6

• 121 Stronger Algorithms for Password-BasedEncryption — Retargeted toM5
• 129 NSA Suite B Cryptographic Algorithms— Retargeted toM5
• 133 Unicode 6.2 — Retargeted toM5

2012/12/4

• 103 Parallel Array Sorting —Retargeted toM6
• 110 New HTTP Client — Retargeted toM6
• 111 Additional Unicode Constructs forRegular Expressions — Dropped
• 112 Charset Implementation Improvements— Retargeted toM4
• 119 javax.lang.model Implementation Backedby Core Reflection — Retargeted toM6
• 136 Enhanced Verification Errors —Targeted toM5
• 140 Limited doPrivileged — RetargetedtoM6

2012/12/6

• 138 Autoconf-Based Build System —Targeted toM6
• 142 Reduce Cache Contention on SpecifiedFields — Targeted toM6
• 143 Improve Contended Locking —Targeted toM6
• 147 Reduce Class Metadata Footprint —Targeted toM6
• 148 Small VM — Targeted toM6
• 149 Reduce Core-Library Memory Usage —Targeted toM6
• 155 Concurrency Updates (jsr166e) —Targeted toM6
• 161 Compact Profiles — Targeted toM6
• 162 Prepare for Modularization —Targeted toM6
• 165 Compiler Control — Targeted toM6
• 166 Overhaul JKS-JCEKS-PKCS12 Keystores— Targeted toM6
• 170 JDBC 4.2 — Targeted toM6
• 171 Fence Intrinsics — Targeted toM6
• 172 DocLint — Targeted toM6

2012/12/20

• 139 Enhance javac to Improve Build Speed— Targeted toM6

2013/1/14

• 108 Collections Enhancements fromThird-Party Libraries — Dropped
• 110 New HTTP Client — Dropped
• 156 G1 GC: Reduce need for full GCs —Dropped
• 107 Bulk Data Operations for Collections— Retargeted toM7
• 123 Configurable Secure Random-NumberGeneration — Retargeted toM7
• 155 Concurrency Updates — RetargetedtoM7
• 171 Fence Intrinsics — Retargeted toM7
• 164 Leverage CPU Instructions for AESCryptography — Targeted toM6
• 173 Retire Some Rarely-Used GC Combinations— Targeted toM6

2013/1/30

• 101 Generalized Target-Type Inference— Retargeted toM7
• 109 Enhance Core Libraries with Lambda— Retargeted toM7
• 118 Access to Parameter Names at Runtime— Retargeted toM7
• 119 javax.lang.model Implementation Backedby Core Reflection — Retargeted toM7
• 120 Repeating Annotations — RetargetedtoM7
• 126 Lambda Expressions & VirtualExtension Methods — Retargeted toM7
• 140 Limited doPrivileged — RetargetedtoM7
• 161 Compact Profiles — Retargeted toM7
• 174 Nashorn JavaScript Engine —Targeted toM7

2013/2/20

• 104 Annotations on Java Types —Retargeted toM7
• 115 AEAD CipherSuites — Retargeted toM7
• 162 Prepare for Modularization —Retargeted toM7

2013/4/30

• 143 Improve Contended Locking —Dropped
• 165 Compiler Control — Dropped
• 176 Mechanical Checking of Caller-SensitiveMethods — Targeted toM7
• 177 Optimize java.text.DecimalFormat.format— Targeted toM5
• 178 Statically-Linked JNI Libraries —Targeted toM7
• 179 Document JDK API Support and Stability— Targeted toM7
• 180 Handle Frequent HashMap Collisions withBalanced Trees — Targeted toM7
• 184 HTTP URL Permissions — Targeted toM7

2013/6/13

• 185 JAXP 1.5: Restrict Fetching of ExternalResources — Targeted toM7